Payroll Officer at Onafriq

The Role

• We are recruiting a Payroll Officer to join the People Operations Team who will be responsible for managing and facilitating timely and accurate monthly Payroll operations. As a core member of the People Operations Team, the Payroll Officer will report to the Group Head of People and work closely with Regional Employee Experience Directors and the Finance team to ensure a seamless payroll administration process is done.
• We are seeking candidates with 3-5 years of experience in payroll management. The successful candidate must be passionate about People, possess strong attention to details, exceptional communication skills, strong organization and planning skills. Success in this role will require someone who is comfortable working in a dynamic and fast paced environment.

The role will be in Nairobi, Kenya or Johannesburg, South Africa.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage and facilitate the timely and accurate monthly Payroll operations
• Calculate and enter payroll data
• Data entry, records management, and analytics as needed
• Perform month on month payroll reconciliations
• Review payroll journal entries for posting
• Process expenses, Tax payments as needed
• Manage compliance with all statutory regulations, as well as company policies
• Communicate developments in a clear and actionable manner to other internal stakeholders, including People Operations, Finance, and Legal teams
• Partner with People Operations and Finance teams to support other initiatives such as transfer pricing, time-tracking, records management, compensation, people analytics
• Review employee data changes such as new hire entry and direct deposit set up, promotions, status changes, terminations, etc
• Process Leave of Absences/leave management
• Maintains compensation databases and ensures employment records are properly maintained in the system
• Generally, uphold the values of the Company
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications & Experience:

• 3-5 yrs of relevant experience managing payroll
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field 
• Experience managing payroll in multiple countries and regions
• Superior communication skills in English, both written and oral
• Relationship builder who is comfortable managing the interests of multiple stakeholders
• Able to work in a complex, high paced environment, and handle ambiguity effectively
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Excellent attention to details
• Must be process oriented